Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 14, lines 10 to 11, to delete all words from and including "who" in line 10 down to and including "Council" in line 11 and substitute the following:"who shall be the officer accountable for such accounts".

This technical amendment proposes to remove the references to "accounting officer" and "appropriation accounts" in paragraph 10(2) of the Schedule to the Bill, as these are defined legal terms under the Comptroller and Auditor General Acts 1866 to 1998 which do not apply to statutory bodies funded directly from the Central Fund. The corrected wording clarifies the references in order that these terms are removed. This minor amendment will ensure there is no confusion about this legal requirement and corrects a minor error.

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